Greenhouse-bench marker



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Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

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VAppli(ration filed'klvijal'cli 19, 1925, Serial N0. 16,756.

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Be it known that 1,55 osnrir J.' ZELENSKI,

al yc'itiie'n'o'f thellnitedStates ot Americm A provide amarlrer suitable lor use inge-eeliou'sesto iiorni seed, bulb,.or plant slip receiving holes inthe soil supportedby the usual greenhouse benches.

f'further object ofthe inventien to provide a marker et' the above mentioned type wherein the multiplicity of hole ornr ing elements are adjustably supported by a frame whichis properly scaled oit to permit accurate spacing oil-the said elements.

Other objects and advantages ci? the invention will be apparent dui-ing the jcourse oit the ifollowing description.

I1n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication and in which like numerals are ven'iployed to designate.4 lil-1e parts throughout the same,

f Figure 1 is a top plan view, partly broken away,A of the type of greenhouse bench marker embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is anrelevational View .of the marker shown lin Fig. 1,

yFigure is a sectional view taken upon lines lII-H1 o Fig.-4 and shows one form oty hole forming `element embodying this invention,

Figure 41 is a sectional viewA taken upon lines IV-IV o'f- Fig. B,

Figure 5 is an elevational view or" a frag nien'tary portion of lthe inarlrervframe and a modified form of hole forming element embodying this invention,

Figui-516 'isa ,top planview ot the structure shown in Fig. 5,

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken upon line VIL-VII of Fig. 5, and

Figure 8 is a similar view to Fig. 7, but shows the holding means for the hole torming element loesened to permit adjustment of the said element.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 designates in its entirety the frame portion ot the marker embodying this invention. rihis frame portion includes the strips@ which' may be suitably connected by anyy 'forni ot coupler fito produce a traine oi' anyedesired configuration, .the frame 5i .shown"infFigf1-` l being otusubstantially l'l-shape, strip ,Y 6 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot,` 8 Vwhich extends entirely, .through i the strip. ntrein the top',tothefbottoin faces of the same. in Figsnand 5 ,the strips 6 are illustrated 'as having scalelines .9 formed thereon which may be arrangedto designate inches or yany desiredffractions thereof;

rllhe. 'traine 5 is proifid'ed witlilholelforming elements which areadjust-ableiin respect thereto for permitting.;;holes,V adaptedifonref ceivingseeds, bulbs, or, plant, slips,1 to be` formed at any ,desired distance hin;rsiiect. t0

each other. In Figs. Bfandfeyone forni et y holefforniing elementis illustratediandina cludes a conical pegpoittionl harming` the cylindrical part l 11i `formed, on ,its leigef end and provided ,wit-ha rectangiilarlye-,shepet to. l Projecting from the treeelongitudinal fece.; otthevwieb' 12 and. eXmlly-.injresp-eet' to #the web portion l2 .integrally connected ther peg 1Q' isa Astemsl threaded.atvitsmouter end lil. In these twoiiigure's,,thehole 'torming element, is iillu'stratedf asu having #ghe ,reetangularweb l2 proiectng into, the slot 839i?.

the strip@` with `thesstem; 13, extending eny tirelysthroughithe reniainingportion of the i slot and projecting beyondthe upper jfaceot the strip 6. threaded, end, oit .the stein I`13` is a plate l15 having. the angularly arrangediianges;15." formed on opposite edges tliereojt. yIt, v Will beseen that this ,plate 15, bridges ,the slot 8 and .isarranged V,with r`its flanges L1 5 engag ing the opposite,longitudinal faces, oir.A the, strip 6. A wing nut 16 is threaded upon :the

free .endY of tliestemf 13y ends employed for drawing;` :the plate -and regi .l0i 4teamlid each other to clamp the* entirehole- ,formi ng element to the strip 6. Fie 8 the .Q vlindrical portion 11 ot the peg 10 is illustrated as being provided with a triangularlyshaped mark or pointer 17 which will cooperate with the scale lines 9 on the strip for permitting proper location of the various hole forming elements in respect to each other.

In Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive there is shown a slightly modified forni of hole forming element which includes a conical peg 18 having a cylindrical portion 19 formed integrally therewith. This cylindrical por-l Loosely ,mounted upon.. Ell@ i tion 19 is provided with a web 20, as best shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Projecting from the free longitudinal face of the web 20 is a lstem 21 having its free end threaded at 22. It will be seen that the parts 18 to 22 of this modified fo-rm of hole. forming element are of identical shape with the parts 10 to 14 of the form of hole forming element shown in Figs. 8 and 4. This modiication further includes a plate 23 which is transversely bent as at 24 and is provided with the side flanges 25 having the points 26 projecting from the free longitudinal edges of the same. This plate 23 is loose ly mounted upon the threaded end 22 of the stem 21 and the flanges 25 and point 26 are arranged on opposite sides of the strip 6. A spring washer, of substantially star-formation, is shown as mounted upon the stem 21 and as designated by the reference numeral 27. This threaded end 22, of the stem 21, is also illustrated as being provided with a wing nut 28 by means of which the spring washer and plate and the peg may be drawn toward each other to clamp the entire hole forming element to the strip 6. It will be seen, by comparing Figs. 7 and 8, that the transversely bent plate 23 will be fiattened out to flushly engage the top face of` the` strip 6, when the nut 28 is threaded downwardly upon the stem 21, andthe flanges 25' and points 26 will be moved intoflush engagement with the side faces of the strip k6. The cylindrical portion 19 of this modified form of hole forming element is also provided with a triangularly-shaped mark 29 which cooperates with the point 26 on the adjacent flange 25 of the plate 28 and the scale lines 9 for permitting accurate spacing of the various hole forming element It will now be seen that the two different forms of hole forming elements may be adjusted longitudinally in respect to the strips 6 by merely loosening the lwing nuts threaded upon their respective stems and 4sliding the said elements longitudinally of the strips.

It is to be understood that the forms of this invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred eX- amples of the same, and that various changes in the. shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spiritpof the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. In a device of the type described, a slotted frame, and a plurality of hole forming elements adjustably carried by the frame, said elements each including a peg, a web carried by the peg and receivable within the slot of said frame, a stem projecting from the web through the slot, a plate loose on the free end of the stem for bridging the slot in the frame, and means adjustably mounted on the stem for drawing the plate and peg toward each other to clamp the frame therebetween.

2. In a device of the type described, a slotted frame, and a plurality of hole forming elements adjustably carried by the frame, said elements each including a peg, a web carried by the peg and receivable within the slot of said frame, a stem projecting from the web through the slot, a plate loose on the free end of the stem for bridging the slot in the frame, said plate having annularly arranged flanges for engaging the opposite sides of said frame, and means adjustably mounted on the stem for drawing the plate and peg toward eac-h other to clamp the frame therebetween.

3. In a device of the type described, a slptted frame, and a plurality of hole forming elements adjustably carried by the frame, said elements each including a peg, a web carried by the peg andreceivable within the slot of said frame, a stein projecting from the web through the slot, a transversely bent flexible plate loose on the free end of the stem for bridging the slot in the frame, a nut threaded on the stem for drawing the plate and peg toward each other to clamp the frame therebetween, and a spring washer for locking the nut, said nut and washer causing the bent plate to flatten out against the adjacent face of the frame. A

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. y j

JOSEPH J. ZELE'NSKI. 

